Reviews

Review by:
David Wittlinger
on Oct. 01, 2014 :
This book was a quick and easy guide to formatting using Open Office and so much easier to understand than the Smashwords style guide (which isn't bad, but is clear as mud compared to this little ebook). It follows a logical sequence and has screen shots of everything you need to follow along. Wonderful!(review of free book)

Review by:
Jake Yaniak
on March 20, 2014 :
A very helpful, and best of all free, guide to formatting books for Smashwords in OpenOffice. If you're like me and you can't shell out big bucks for MS Word, this guide will help you get around some of the differences between Microsoft's program and OpenOffice.
A must if you want to self-publish without having to buy a new program. I even went back and used it to format my book for other platforms.(review of free book)

Review by:
Jordon Ross
on Jan. 24, 2014 :
When I first started writing my book for Smashwords, this was the first thing I read. Everyone who comes here and uses OO, should get this book.(review of free book)

Review by:
Thorsten Nesch
on Aug. 26, 2013 :
fantastic. thank you so much. i learnt a lot! short and very precise. well done!(review of free book)

Review by:
Robert Lucas
on Aug. 11, 2013 :
Thank you so much for this! Extremely helpful for those who do not have or cannot afford Microsoft Word but still want to follow their dreams and publish their work!!(review of free book)

Review by:
Paraplegic Racehorse
on Oct. 13, 2012 :
If you are familiar with OO.o, you probably have already figured out how to implement the Smashwords Style Guide in OO.o Writer. If you have not, this will walk you through, step by step in a clear and concise manner. Nothing is left to chance and, if you think the text is a little unclear, the screen captures will give you clarity.

There is even a nice little template in the back. Probably the only thing I would add to this is a how-to setup a document template (OO.o supports templates) with all the appropriate options already turned off and your favorite paragraph styles ready to be applied.(review of free book)

Review by:
Jutzie
on June 23, 2012 :
I am just beginning a freelance editing business and I'm still in the learning stage. I was struggling with some formatting issues with Open Office and came searching for books that might help. Leona had a wonderful book here, her step-by-steps were so easy to follow and they solved many of my issues I was having with formatting a book. I'm thankful she took the time to share what she learned with those of us who also use Open Office.(review of free book)